“First Love” to be remade in China
by javabeans
Choi Su-jong, Lee Seung-yeon, and a young Bae Yong-joon
Another remake of an old kdrama is in the works, this time the 1996 series that brought Bae Yong-joon to fame, First Love. The new drama will be a joint Korea-China production, and adapt the story for Chinese audiences.
This is the first time a project of this nature is being done, with Chinese actors and Korean production (to be aired and distributed in China). As such, one rep expressed his hopes that this marks a new type of cultural interchange between the two countries.
This Chinese version of First Love will star top Chinese stars — the role originally played by Bae Yong-joon is set to be filled by Huang Xiaoming, while Choi Su-jong’s spot goes to an actor identified only as “Chen” (I can’t figure out which Chen this refers to, sorry! Chen Kun, perhaps?). In the original kdrama, Choi and Bae played brothers who fell for the same woman (Lee Seung-yeon). The wildly popular series also featured brief appearances by several budding actors who would later come into their own as Hallyu stars, such as Choi Ji-woo and Song Hye-gyo.
Via Segye
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1 lovin it
November 6, 2008 at 1:35 PM
ahhhhhhhhh. finally a pic with bae yong joon with short hair! even if its an old pic.. --
why doesnt he cut his hair?!?!
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2 Rea
November 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM
ooh, Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun (maybe) all in one drama. I would watch that.
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3 sarah
November 6, 2008 at 2:49 PM
ahem.... they look like weirdos in this picture hehehe
it's great that Korea and China are cooperating in this new drama.
but I don't think I'll watch it... I hate the remakes.
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4 Jessica
November 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Oooo... I love these joint ventures :) I just hope someday we can see some kind of pan-Asian super-drama :)
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5 Jessica
November 6, 2008 at 3:13 PM
I don't mind Asian remakes so often because of 2 reasons:
First, I think they tend to respect the original a lot more and especially because they don't hide the fact that it's a remake.
And secondly, it's being my experience (in Taiwan at least) that people will also watch the original as well.
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6 julier
November 6, 2008 at 3:14 PM
I loved this old drama. I was so in love with Choi Su-jong. Thanks for the photo javabeans!
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7 ar_arguably romantic
November 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM
i seriously can't recognize bae yong joon in this!
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8 jb
November 6, 2008 at 3:59 PM
This is the first time I see a pic of a younger Bae Yong Joon. I can't help but compare the pic here and one from a few posts ago about him singing for The Face Shop. *sigh* He has done a nose job...his nose is much sharper now...am I surprised?
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9 hsinya
November 6, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Oh my... am I the only one who thinks young Bae Yong Joon resembles Daniel Radcliffe? LOL!
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10 hsinya
November 6, 2008 at 5:09 PM
By the way, I did a little search in Chinese and the actor "Chen" is actually Chen-Yi, who ever he may be... I've never actually heard of him.
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11 Mindy
November 6, 2008 at 5:19 PM
that's Bae Yongjun???? what?!?! how come he looks so much older there and that's like ages ago?? his nose looks so different and eyes too
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12 belleza
November 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM
"that’s Bae Yongjun???? what?!?! how come he looks so much older there and that’s like ages ago?? "
It's because Bae Yong Joon is immortal. Like Andy Lau and Gackt, he only gets younger as he grows older.
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13 chajjye
November 6, 2008 at 9:40 PM
read in the chinese news that kim jae won is also taking up a role. actress is ruby lin.
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14 sugarpunch
November 6, 2008 at 10:24 PM
i dont mean to be weird, but bae yong joon looks so cute here!! look at his chubby cheeks and pout! hahaha...
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15 Abby
November 7, 2008 at 5:54 AM
Wow is it me, or does LSY looks sooo different now??
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16 sugarmonkey
November 7, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Huang Xiaoming is seriously hot!
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17 estelle
November 8, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Looking forward to Huang Xiaoming in this role!
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18 Butterfly
November 8, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Looking at that young pic of BYJ, I find it hilarious that so many of his fans don't think he's had a nose job in the past 5 or 6 years. It's obvious that he has, but his fans will deny it. He had it streamlined across the bridge, and you can tell.
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19 wtf
November 12, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Butterfly
i'm sure you're just new as korean ent fan.
check and compare his older photos and his photos now.
the only thing on his face that was touched
were his teeth.
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20 rereroro
December 12, 2008 at 7:31 AM
any one knows where can i watch this drama
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